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president, a former president, another democrat, bill clinton, said -- and it's in the papers today -- he's urging his fellow democrats to -- quote -- "don't tippy-toe around on medicare." i continue that quote. he said, "the program is part of a whole health-care system that has a toxic effect on inflation." he went ton say "we've got to deal with these things." mr. president, i'm here not to criticize the democrats for putting us in this situation. i think we all bear some responsibility. the country does not want us to point fingers at each other. they don't want us to use this as a political advantage for the 2012 election they want us to do the right thing that they all know needs to be done. and i'll believe they'll reward us and recognize us for at least having the courage to step forward and address a real problem that everyone now i think understands and recognizes. so whether it's the paul ryan plan coming out of the house, whether it's a democrat budget plan coming out of the budget committee, whether it's some other plan coming out between the negotiations that are going o
president, a former president, another democrat, bill clinton, said -- and it's in the papers today -- he's urging his fellow democrats to -- quote -- "don't tippy-toe around on medicare." i continue that quote. he said, "the program is part of a whole health-care system that has a toxic effect on inflation." he went ton say "we've got to deal with these things." mr. president, i'm here not to criticize the democrats for putting us in this situation. i think we all...
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i never was able to articulate and very clearly until i heard president clinton, who was a master articulator say that the power of our example as americans has always been more important in the world than any example of our power. i recently ran across daniel webster's first bunker hill memorial from 1825 when he said the last hope of mankind therefore rest with us, meaning americans. it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the experiment being our experiment in democracy. he continued that popular liberty would be sounded throughout europe. so, i would like those of you that oversees react to those thoughts and explained where in the range of hard military power, soft economic power and diplomatic persuasion you think the example that america presents to the world stands in the assets we bring to bear to support and defend our interests around the country and around the world. >> senator, thank you very much. human rights first has stenciled on their role. a quote from of my favorite presidents dwight eisenhower whenever america hopes to bring
i never was able to articulate and very clearly until i heard president clinton, who was a master articulator say that the power of our example as americans has always been more important in the world than any example of our power. i recently ran across daniel webster's first bunker hill memorial from 1825 when he said the last hope of mankind therefore rest with us, meaning americans. it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the experiment being...
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we're going to solve our problems just as we did when bill clinton was president. we have the road map. obama has taken that road map. we know that it works. we will get these deficits down. we'll get the debt down. we will help the middle class. and, yes, the wealthiest among us will pay the same tax rate, effectively, as their secretaries. and you know what? if we do that, democrats and republicans can feel good about this country again. let's work together and let's not say now that we can't ask billionaires to pay their fair share and let's not keep the middle class from getting their tax cuts and their jobs. that's what's important. madam president, thank you very much. i want to thank the leaders on this issue for letting me have this time to talk about this middle-class attack that we see. thank you very much. mr. hatch: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: madam president, i'm going talk about the amendment that i will ultimately file linking at that at that suspension to an -- linking t t.a.a. suspension to the free tra
we're going to solve our problems just as we did when bill clinton was president. we have the road map. obama has taken that road map. we know that it works. we will get these deficits down. we'll get the debt down. we will help the middle class. and, yes, the wealthiest among us will pay the same tax rate, effectively, as their secretaries. and you know what? if we do that, democrats and republicans can feel good about this country again. let's work together and let's not say now that we can't...
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so we would be revisiting health care even if hillary clinton had been elected president of the united states because obamacare is in a meltdown mode. obamacare's also saddled our economy with more than a trillion dollars in new taxes. most of those taxes are so hidden that most americans are probably not aware of the fact that there is even a tax charged on their premium for their health insurance policy, for example. well, all these taxes end up being absorbed and have to be paid by american families, and it's -- at its very core, the individual mandate of obamacare was a major power play and overreach by the federal government. basically, what it said is if you don't buy the government-prescribed health insurance plan, we're going to fine you. we're going to penalize you. the government should not be able to force anyone to spend their own hard-earned money for something that they don't want but buy under threat of financial penalty. the american people have spoken up loudly and clearly and rightfully demanded that congress do better, and we will. since the 2010 time frame in which
so we would be revisiting health care even if hillary clinton had been elected president of the united states because obamacare is in a meltdown mode. obamacare's also saddled our economy with more than a trillion dollars in new taxes. most of those taxes are so hidden that most americans are probably not aware of the fact that there is even a tax charged on their premium for their health insurance policy, for example. well, all these taxes end up being absorbed and have to be paid by american...
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it has been proposed decades ago by the clinton administration. what we're trying to do is so bring the faa -- bring the air traffic control system to be able to have the latest technology with which to manage the air space. so, for noise, for example, noise would still remain at the faa. so what we are doing is actually addressing one of the major issue which has been long-standing, a conflict of interest of the air traffic control system regulating it's ensafety. we're separating that out. there will be a safety component which stays with faa. air traffic will be independent and separate, and on noise, that citied with faa. so citizen -- the new ayre air traffic control system has to respond to the same regulations, noise regulations, and if people are unsatisfied, they would have the same recourse. they become their congressmen and senators. >> madam secretary, try to keep myself on time as well but we'll continue this conversation. mr. price. >> thank you, mr. chairman. madam secretary, i want to first ask for your assurance on a matter that i
it has been proposed decades ago by the clinton administration. what we're trying to do is so bring the faa -- bring the air traffic control system to be able to have the latest technology with which to manage the air space. so, for noise, for example, noise would still remain at the faa. so what we are doing is actually addressing one of the major issue which has been long-standing, a conflict of interest of the air traffic control system regulating it's ensafety. we're separating that out....
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just five years prior, senator obama joined with then-senator hillary clinton, the current democratic leader, and several other democrats when they all voted to authorize 700 miles, 700 miles of physical barriers under the secure fence act of 2006. now, madam president, on the right, we have an example of a barrier like those the new speaker of the house has recently described as immoral. now i would defy my colleagues to tell me what the difference is. they're exactly identical. so we went from the obama administration when everybody was supporting a wall that looked just like this to the trump administration where now it's immoral. the kind of barrier all of a sudden the democrats are so opposed to that they want to prolong the partial government shutdown. they'd rather do that than agree to an additional investment of approximately one-tenth -- one-tenth of 1% of federal spending. identical walls exactly alike when president obama was there, they were for it. when president trump's there, they're not. as i said, it's the same photograph twice, basically. i do that to underscore the
just five years prior, senator obama joined with then-senator hillary clinton, the current democratic leader, and several other democrats when they all voted to authorize 700 miles, 700 miles of physical barriers under the secure fence act of 2006. now, madam president, on the right, we have an example of a barrier like those the new speaker of the house has recently described as immoral. now i would defy my colleagues to tell me what the difference is. they're exactly identical. so we went...
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clinton is sending more staffers to the state deploying resources that are late. privately republican operatives think that the moment is the favorite. so we could see this conservative mormon independent picking up those electoral votes. anytime that you are a republican and utah isn't out for you, it's not just a sign of trouble the potential catastrophe. >> host: and other states where democrats are deploying more resources, new hampshire, where caveat is in a tough reelection battle against the democratic governor. what do the polls say about race? >> caller: polls have been neck and neck earlier this month. anything giving a slight advantage to kelly ayotte. she has struggled with her position on trump throughout this can't go. she said she was voting for but not endorsing it. then when this tape leak of them bragging about a pair sexual assault, she totally disavowed him. the latest poll i've seen was last week showing her about eight points behind, what sort of speaks to the pickle that republicans are in. there's a danger in embracing top but has been a di
clinton is sending more staffers to the state deploying resources that are late. privately republican operatives think that the moment is the favorite. so we could see this conservative mormon independent picking up those electoral votes. anytime that you are a republican and utah isn't out for you, it's not just a sign of trouble the potential catastrophe. >> host: and other states where democrats are deploying more resources, new hampshire, where caveat is in a tough reelection battle...
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i was honored to serve in the clinton administration as well when there was something called the president's working group. through secretary geithner's leadership, jack through your leadership, council has come together. a place where we can collaborate. we have honest discussions and debates. even when we disagree, we disagree agreeably. and i think the sign of that is just tomorrow, if i can predict, i don't want fingers crossed i think we'll bring an important rule across the line called the volcker rule. i thank you. it is an honor, ben, to go out and be a seat mate and be our last public meeting together. they're clicking because of you, not me though. again, thank you. >> i don't have have statement. i just want to thank you, mr. secretary for those kind words and thank my colleagues on the council. it has been very rewarding, working with all of you. i do think the council has served its purpose of helping us work together better and to better coordinate our efforts, very important as we recognize that, financial system is a system. we can't look at it piece by piece. we have to look
i was honored to serve in the clinton administration as well when there was something called the president's working group. through secretary geithner's leadership, jack through your leadership, council has come together. a place where we can collaborate. we have honest discussions and debates. even when we disagree, we disagree agreeably. and i think the sign of that is just tomorrow, if i can predict, i don't want fingers crossed i think we'll bring an important rule across the line called...
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but its use escalated over nominations going back particularly, i think, to the clinton years, maybe a little bit beforehand. but where leaders just began to tolerate the ability of individuals to simply unilaterally block consideration of a nomination not just for a couple of weeks or a brief period of time but indefinitely. and that set the stage, i think, for what's happened in the last few years. but what's happened in the last few years is that we are seeing filibusters or threats to filibuster used on routine matters. and now used simply as a tool of obstruction, not as a way to dramatize an issue of great national concern and have a great national debate over it. the best example to me this year was a bill to extend unemployment benefits that saw two filibusters and then eventually passed unanimously. when a bill passes unanimously and you have a filibuster on the motion to proceed and a filibuster on the bill itself and all of the time necessary that's in the rules to allow it to play out, two days after a cloture motion is filed, 30 hours of debate on each, you can tie up th
but its use escalated over nominations going back particularly, i think, to the clinton years, maybe a little bit beforehand. but where leaders just began to tolerate the ability of individuals to simply unilaterally block consideration of a nomination not just for a couple of weeks or a brief period of time but indefinitely. and that set the stage, i think, for what's happened in the last few years. but what's happened in the last few years is that we are seeing filibusters or threats to...
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secretary clinton moved widely throughout the region as does secretary panetta. and the amount of activities that i do and my forces do have been a prompt jump in what we've done in the past, and we're looking for opportunities to do more exercise. we're doing more of those things already. i think it's visible to our allies. i think it's visible to our partners. not to be invisible to the region. we also want to jump, where's the next summary our aircraft carrier, that's always the sake of. and we will, over time as you heard secretary panetta said, we will rebalance our navy towards the pacific, and i party mentioned in my opening remarks, we are rapidly moving our most capable assets in the region because of some of the ballistic missile defense will be facing of those types of things. so i think it's not about one thing. it's about a holistic approach, and what if you on the military side is only one aspect of a. it's got to be tied to what's happening in the economic side in what's happening in the diplomatic side. and so we're working hard with a whole of go
secretary clinton moved widely throughout the region as does secretary panetta. and the amount of activities that i do and my forces do have been a prompt jump in what we've done in the past, and we're looking for opportunities to do more exercise. we're doing more of those things already. i think it's visible to our allies. i think it's visible to our partners. not to be invisible to the region. we also want to jump, where's the next summary our aircraft carrier, that's always the sake of. and...
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>> in clinton's case, what he did was not and impeachable offense. he lied. putting aside the technical questions if it was perjury legally or not. but nonetheless, he lied whether he heads a sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. and lying about an affair which is voluntary that is very different from what trump did which i believe threatened the congress with the democratic behavior and values that is totally unacceptable in a democracy but to be very supportive with those dictators around the world including some now new leaders in europe to engage in anti- democratic practices making them support of the anti- democratic trend around the world. our country will survive. in fact i think we will be stronger to stand up to the fanatics and with the democratic values with the democratic values and those around the world to. so there is a lot of talk among democrats about expanding the supreme court to balance ideologically. what is your view of this? >> i think it is a mistake. it's not going to happen by the way. it would take a change of statutes for it t
>> in clinton's case, what he did was not and impeachable offense. he lied. putting aside the technical questions if it was perjury legally or not. but nonetheless, he lied whether he heads a sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. and lying about an affair which is voluntary that is very different from what trump did which i believe threatened the congress with the democratic behavior and values that is totally unacceptable in a democracy but to be very supportive with those dictators...
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mayorkas had a role and a group of pardons and commutations issued by president clinton in the closing days of the second term. in 2002, a house report found that then-u.s. attorney mayorkas inappropriately sought to influence a decision regarding whether drug traffickers carlos vinally prison sentence should be commuted. however my concerns about the allegations pending against mr. mayorkas are about more than just improper political influence. under his leadership over the last few years, the eb-5 program has grown far beyond its original intent, which i supported. it it is intended to be an avenue for foreign investors to participate in new commercial enterprises that actually create jobs in this country in exchange for a u.s. visa. the program was created as a pilot allowing regional centers to pool funds from investors to create businesses and jobs. in the process, the centers had to prove their creating those jobs that they promised to create. skeptics question if the program truly creates jocks. whistle-blowers trul truly belie they are not being vetted enough. they say mr. mayo
mayorkas had a role and a group of pardons and commutations issued by president clinton in the closing days of the second term. in 2002, a house report found that then-u.s. attorney mayorkas inappropriately sought to influence a decision regarding whether drug traffickers carlos vinally prison sentence should be commuted. however my concerns about the allegations pending against mr. mayorkas are about more than just improper political influence. under his leadership over the last few years, the...
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they point out in march, 2000, bill clinton divided american opinion on china into two camps. the first he said were the optimists. the second he said were the hawks and the pessimists. the optimists, they describe it, with an eye on the future who could see china becoming the next great capitalist tiger, with the biggest market in the world. that was the optimistic view. the economist says the hawks and pessimists stuck in the past saw china stubbornly remaining as the world's last great communist dragon and the threat to stability in asia. well, as this article points out, it wasn't an either/or. they called it a both, slash, and. they include that the china of xi zin-ping is a mercantilist dragon under strict communist control, using the power of its vast markets to cow and co-op capitalists rivals, to bend the rules-based order and to push america to the periphery of the asia pacific region. they call this one of the starkest reversals in modern geopolitics. and indeed, the administration's national security strategy that president trump rolled out just a couple of months
they point out in march, 2000, bill clinton divided american opinion on china into two camps. the first he said were the optimists. the second he said were the hawks and the pessimists. the optimists, they describe it, with an eye on the future who could see china becoming the next great capitalist tiger, with the biggest market in the world. that was the optimistic view. the economist says the hawks and pessimists stuck in the past saw china stubbornly remaining as the world's last great...
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do my colleagues no longer agree with former presidents clinton and obama? do they no longer believe that we need to stem the tide of illegal immigration? my colleagues on the other side consistently talk about how daca kids shouldn't be used as bargaining chips for any potential deal. what about the innocent american citizens? they're using as bargaining chips? what about the thousands of victims every year of crimes committed by dangerous criminal aliens? do the lives of these people not matter as well? doesn't the safety of these people, the happiness of these people, the well-being of these -- do they deserve to be bargained away? mr. president, this group of senators that i've named and are going to participate in this colloquy remain ready and willing to negotiate in good faith and to make tough sacrifices in order to find common ground on this issue. our counterparts need to be willing to do the same. so i'm asking them, pleading with them in all sincerity to let's sit down and have an honest conversation. let's strike a deal that's fair to all, inclu
do my colleagues no longer agree with former presidents clinton and obama? do they no longer believe that we need to stem the tide of illegal immigration? my colleagues on the other side consistently talk about how daca kids shouldn't be used as bargaining chips for any potential deal. what about the innocent american citizens? they're using as bargaining chips? what about the thousands of victims every year of crimes committed by dangerous criminal aliens? do the lives of these people not...
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in fact both president obama and hillary clinton are in favor of it. but not all transparency is created equal. earlier this year, the obama administration proposed a new regulation targeting businesses with over 100 employees. to a labor depth would use this rule to require businesses to submit large amounts of data regarding race, gender and other statistics to the equal employment opportunity commission. the administration believes this government m will end discrimination. i believe this is just another government mandate that intrudes into the operations of a private business. we can't discount the burden this would put on employers and job creators, and every, every new regulation creates a new cost. i also have real doubt that this raw data will give the administration what it's looking for. instead, it does this presenting a distorted picture of pay data. moreover, remains unclear how this information would even identify discrimination. the data does not take intol account other factors, includingit years of experience, education level, and pro
in fact both president obama and hillary clinton are in favor of it. but not all transparency is created equal. earlier this year, the obama administration proposed a new regulation targeting businesses with over 100 employees. to a labor depth would use this rule to require businesses to submit large amounts of data regarding race, gender and other statistics to the equal employment opportunity commission. the administration believes this government m will end discrimination. i believe this is...
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[inaudible] >> it's my understanding that sanders and clinton are planning to get together. [inaudible] 's secretary clinton has already clinched the delegates needed. >> i think he came away that senator sanders understands exactly how important the general election is and senator sanders addressed all of you right outside that window and made clear how important it is that the republican nominee for president not be elected for president of the united states. that was a view he expressed. so he clearly understands the stakes. at the same time the president walked into the meeting well aware of the fact that senator sanders has more than earned the right to make his own decisions on his own timeframe about the future of his campaign and the president is certainly respectful of that. >> what is the presidents expectation about his campaign. >> that the expectation that he will make his own decision for his own campaign. >> it has a very different feel to it. there was anger and frustration and parts of it did feel like a political, is that your assessment question and. >> th
[inaudible] >> it's my understanding that sanders and clinton are planning to get together. [inaudible] 's secretary clinton has already clinched the delegates needed. >> i think he came away that senator sanders understands exactly how important the general election is and senator sanders addressed all of you right outside that window and made clear how important it is that the republican nominee for president not be elected for president of the united states. that was a view he...
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former president bill clinton will speak to that. and that is coming up -- he is the keynote speaker. he'll speak about 10:00 eastern in about a half hour. the event is getting underway live now. you can follow that on c-span2. another senate hearing for you this morning the judiciary committee hearing for a california law professional. the associated press writes that the professor will be a test case of president obama's ability to win confirmation for a liberal appeals court nominee. round one is today when professor lu nominated for a san francisco based appeals court will appear before the senate judiciary committee. it will begin live at 10:00 am eastern on c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everybody. this is the second of four subcommittee hearings examining some of the causes and consequences of the 2008 financial crisis. earlier
former president bill clinton will speak to that. and that is coming up -- he is the keynote speaker. he'll speak about 10:00 eastern in about a half hour. the event is getting underway live now. you can follow that on c-span2. another senate hearing for you this morning the judiciary committee hearing for a california law professional. the associated press writes that the professor will be a test case of president obama's ability to win confirmation for a liberal appeals court nominee. round...
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and at this moment, i remember back in 2000, march of 2000 when president clinton came to pakistan, he was persuading me not to deal with the taliban. i told him at that time that i would suggest a different strategy that we all recognize taliban and the world should open missions in afghanistan and let us then moderate them from within. certainly i'm not the with the idea of obscurantist ideas but confronting them or not recognizing them is better than to recognize them and moderate them from within. not doing that was the second blender. had we done that maybe we could have saved the budha statue. if there were 100 missions threatening to quit afghanistan, if they did not agree to moderation. so that was the second blender. the third lender after 9/11 i would like to highlight that in 9/11 with the u.s. attack, coalition attack in afghanistan and with the northern alliance, the taliban and al qaeda were defeated. they ran helter-skelter to pakistan into the mountains and cities of pakistan. there was a vacuum in afghanistan, a political vacuum. here was a situation where the military
and at this moment, i remember back in 2000, march of 2000 when president clinton came to pakistan, he was persuading me not to deal with the taliban. i told him at that time that i would suggest a different strategy that we all recognize taliban and the world should open missions in afghanistan and let us then moderate them from within. certainly i'm not the with the idea of obscurantist ideas but confronting them or not recognizing them is better than to recognize them and moderate them from...
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the federal, circuit and district court level compared to 172 for president bush, 183 for president clinton. it is so obvious the republicans are stopping worthy bipartisan nominees for strictly political reasons. current judicial vacancies at this point in president obama's term are 83, nearly double the 46 vacancies in president bush's term. i know my republican colleagues sometimes argue that president obama is too slow to make nominations. but that argument doesn't explain what happens after the nominations have been made, cleared the investigations, cleared the committee and reached the senate calendar. rie are 39 judicial nominees pending either before the judiciary committee or on the floor of the senate. promptly confirming these numbers would bring president obama's confirmation numbers close to president bush's, but still the obstruction continues. some might argue that blocking of judicial nominees is just another one of those silly partisan games in washington, but unfortunately this obstruction has real impact across america. there are 35 judicial vacancies that have been desig
the federal, circuit and district court level compared to 172 for president bush, 183 for president clinton. it is so obvious the republicans are stopping worthy bipartisan nominees for strictly political reasons. current judicial vacancies at this point in president obama's term are 83, nearly double the 46 vacancies in president bush's term. i know my republican colleagues sometimes argue that president obama is too slow to make nominations. but that argument doesn't explain what happens...
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people like president nixon and president clinton, obviously, made the most significant efforts. i thought a lot about john chafee these days. i've served in the senate from the neighboring state of rhode island and working with max baucus in trying to put together a health care bill. i've heard a lot of people say recent he we regret we didn't take advantage of his ideas and suggestions earlier. so while this is partisan today and it looks as such with the votes that are occurring, i think it's important to remember that a lot of people have made significant contributions that have brought us to this point, and it's the thought of those individuals and what they tried in the past that, i think, served as encouragement to all of those who continued with this effort despite the tremendous number of difficulties. my hope is still, and i know this may seem naive to some, but my hope still is that our friends on the other side as we move forward in this process into conference will step up and offer suggestions and ideas so that we might still emerge with a partisan, or bipartisan, r
people like president nixon and president clinton, obviously, made the most significant efforts. i thought a lot about john chafee these days. i've served in the senate from the neighboring state of rhode island and working with max baucus in trying to put together a health care bill. i've heard a lot of people say recent he we regret we didn't take advantage of his ideas and suggestions earlier. so while this is partisan today and it looks as such with the votes that are occurring, i think...
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went on national tv, sat with bill clinton a few days before the web site was opened, and he said it's going to be easier to use than amazon, cheaper than your cell phone bill, and if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. it's fascinateing that the president was so clueless about his own law, and here we are today, people suffering all around the country and the president doing nothing about it. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. mr. burr: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mr. burr: madam president, i came to the floor last week, and for 45 minutes i pulled this folder out of my desk. it was my notes that i talked about in 2009 about the affordable care act before it became law. it talked about the increases that were projected in premiums, the deductibles. it talked about the networks that were changed, the doctors that wouldn't be available. you know, i wasn't a prophet. i was reporting what people reich the chief actuary were saying at c.m.s. at the time. hospitals were going to close, doctors weren't going to take benefit
went on national tv, sat with bill clinton a few days before the web site was opened, and he said it's going to be easier to use than amazon, cheaper than your cell phone bill, and if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. it's fascinateing that the president was so clueless about his own law, and here we are today, people suffering all around the country and the president doing nothing about it. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. mr. burr: madam president? the presiding...
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they are going to have to remember that they went to hillary clinton. and they're like, oh, right, this is not going to be a normal reaction. so i feel like we're still in it and he's still the president. he doesn't interest me at all. he is is boring. he is boring. he's not intellectually interesting. it's all a question about what are we going to do about it. and i don't take it for granted that we're going to be -- the country is going to be okay. i used to think there was a 32%, 62% chance. like 38% that our days are behind us and we're going to die in a fiery pit of racial hatred and 60% chance we're not. and now i feel even a little better. maybe 63. i'm happy. i'm happy. i don't know. you don't -- >> no, this is your book. [ laughing ] >> host: so i want to stay on the young people. because i heard you -- i saw your interview last night and this morning and we talked about it a little bit at 4:00. but you talked about the students weekend and you talked about this new generation of leaders that are so natural and they're so -- like i don't know e
they are going to have to remember that they went to hillary clinton. and they're like, oh, right, this is not going to be a normal reaction. so i feel like we're still in it and he's still the president. he doesn't interest me at all. he is is boring. he is boring. he's not intellectually interesting. it's all a question about what are we going to do about it. and i don't take it for granted that we're going to be -- the country is going to be okay. i used to think there was a 32%, 62% chance....
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hillary clinton was a disaster secretary of state. the middle east is burning. obama likes to say or at least before john kerry was appointed was the best secretary of state in history. what is he talking about? her record is a disaster. john kerry looks to one up for and make it even worse constantly putting the pinch on israel, looking for some phony peace with the palestinians, and appeasing the iranian islamic regime in tehran, it is complete disaster and you can see they are not taken seriously. the egyptian military which runs egypt now is now building ties with the russians, something democrat and republican presidents have prevented, you can see we are losing turkey as it has become increasingly islamist, saudi arabian as are fed up with this president and the secretaries of state and so forth. the chinese move into the china sea now. there are all kinds of things going on globally that are hugely problematic and that is because of the disastrous apologies of this president and his secretaries of state. as for jeb bush how many more bushes do we need? we
hillary clinton was a disaster secretary of state. the middle east is burning. obama likes to say or at least before john kerry was appointed was the best secretary of state in history. what is he talking about? her record is a disaster. john kerry looks to one up for and make it even worse constantly putting the pinch on israel, looking for some phony peace with the palestinians, and appeasing the iranian islamic regime in tehran, it is complete disaster and you can see they are not taken...
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former president clinton went to kosovo without a united nations -- without a united nations security council resolution because he knew that the russians would veto any resolution concerning kosovo. and he went, and we saved muslims' lives. so the administration continues to assume what they call a yemen solution is possible in syria. they believe with russia backing, we can compel assad and his top lieutenants to leave power and the apparatus of the syrian state will continue to function under new management. i wish this could be so. let me also point out, and i'd ask my friend from connecticut, isn't it true that the predictions that the longer that this conflict lasts, the more likely it is that extremists come in and take over this revolution which began peacefully? isn't it true that our concern about weapons of mass destruction and a stockpile become more valid every day this goes on? isn't it a valid assumption that bashar assad in his desperation may use these weapons against his own people and the whole stockpile of those weapons become more and more tenuous by the day? isn'
former president clinton went to kosovo without a united nations -- without a united nations security council resolution because he knew that the russians would veto any resolution concerning kosovo. and he went, and we saved muslims' lives. so the administration continues to assume what they call a yemen solution is possible in syria. they believe with russia backing, we can compel assad and his top lieutenants to leave power and the apparatus of the syrian state will continue to function...
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during the clinton administration, the office of management and budget had a quote about this that i thought was appropriate, and in a moment of candor, they said these balances are available to finance future benefit payments only in a bookkeeping sense, they do not consist of real economic assets that can be drawn down in the future, instead they are claims on the treasury that will have to be financed by raising taxes, borrowing from the public or reducing benefits for other expenditures. pretty simple. and i think there's a lot of misunderstanding about what the trust funds really mean. myth four, we can tweak our way to fiscal sustainability, making changes around the edges. grin, look at the math -- again, look at the math. social security and medicare face a combined $40 trillion unfunded liability over the next 75 years. that's trillion with a t. tweaks can't close that gap. you know, the recent expiration of the upper income tax cuts which the president was committed to close raised about $620 billion over the next decade. and a lot of folks said that was going to solve the
during the clinton administration, the office of management and budget had a quote about this that i thought was appropriate, and in a moment of candor, they said these balances are available to finance future benefit payments only in a bookkeeping sense, they do not consist of real economic assets that can be drawn down in the future, instead they are claims on the treasury that will have to be financed by raising taxes, borrowing from the public or reducing benefits for other expenditures....
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children will be required to cover preventive measures for which a newly constituted task for some clinton services have given an a or a b. no limits are placed on a health plans ability to provide benefits or other preventive services and to consult with other sources in making such determination. rather than limiting access to prevention, my patients will benefit from having a floor, not a limit on preventive services. all health insurers will be required to cover usually with no out of pocket cost to the. and perhaps even more importantly has been said here today many times, millions of women who have no access to health insurance will now have covered and the ability to actually get screening mammograms. forth, we need immediate information to the public in a way that facilitates an understanding of how evidence-based effectiveness reduced support, not to plan for individual decision-making by patients and their clinicians. they should be informed that they have the right to know about the current best evidence on the benefits and risks of different treatments and interventions. my pat
children will be required to cover preventive measures for which a newly constituted task for some clinton services have given an a or a b. no limits are placed on a health plans ability to provide benefits or other preventive services and to consult with other sources in making such determination. rather than limiting access to prevention, my patients will benefit from having a floor, not a limit on preventive services. all health insurers will be required to cover usually with no out of...
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during the eight years of the clinton administration, 24 million new jobs were created. during that period of time we were paying down national debt. we were being criticized for paying it down too fast, too quickly. now comes eight years of george bush. let's remember where we were. privatization of social security was the cry of the bush administration. then we had a war of choice. and, by the way, there's a new book out written by evan thomas of "newsweek" who talks about the rush to war. that war was a war of choice. we're all glad to be rid of saddam hussein, but in the process, we know the toll of our national treasury and our men and women. and that doesn't take into consideration what's happened to the iraqi people. hundreds of thousands of them killed during this war. all that war was unpaid for. tax cuts to the wealthy, unpaid for. no longer was there any concern about paying down the debt too quickly. the bush administration turned that on its head. in fact, they got rid of all the rules that allowed us to do that, including paygo. so, mr. president, let's jus
during the eight years of the clinton administration, 24 million new jobs were created. during that period of time we were paying down national debt. we were being criticized for paying it down too fast, too quickly. now comes eight years of george bush. let's remember where we were. privatization of social security was the cry of the bush administration. then we had a war of choice. and, by the way, there's a new book out written by evan thomas of "newsweek" who talks about the rush...
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now, obama and hillary clinton canceled those in 2009 in an effort to appease putin. the appeasement, obviously, didn't work, and that would have been a powerful statement to our friends and allies, we stand with you. but the second thing we should have done is there were at the time 22 applications pending to export liquid natural gas. president obama should have held a national tv conference and approved immediately all 22. now, that would have done three things. number one, it would have helped the people of europe, it would have helped the people of ukraine stand free from russia's blackmail. listen, if you're leading ukraine and russia is the leading provider of heating oil, y'all understand a new hampshire winter. if putin had the ability to cut off your heat and cause your citizens potentially to freeze to death, that puts you in real vulnerability. providing liquid natural gas from the united states helps ukraine and europe stand free from russia's economic blackmail. secondly, though, it hits putin where it hurts; in the pocketbook. you know, john mccain has
now, obama and hillary clinton canceled those in 2009 in an effort to appease putin. the appeasement, obviously, didn't work, and that would have been a powerful statement to our friends and allies, we stand with you. but the second thing we should have done is there were at the time 22 applications pending to export liquid natural gas. president obama should have held a national tv conference and approved immediately all 22. now, that would have done three things. number one, it would have...
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under bill clinton we also took positive, forward steps. now, under president bush he wanted to privatize it. that's the way he saw entailing its future solvency. we fought that, but we still had money in the trust fund, and now where are we? well, there are those who say we've got to reduce the debt. hey, i know we've got to reduce the debt. madam share, we've had -- chair, we've had extensive conversations. you have some meaty ideas worthy of consideration. but let's make it clear, social security should not be on the table. when they say all options are on the table, let's put all options on the table for those programs that created the debt, that created the deficit. social security did not create our debt. and why it is part of the super committee conversation, debate, and even hit list, i don't know. now, that casts no dispersions against any member of the committee. i'm talking about somehow or other editorial boards who know everything about everything all the time have said you've got to do something about social security. we know
under bill clinton we also took positive, forward steps. now, under president bush he wanted to privatize it. that's the way he saw entailing its future solvency. we fought that, but we still had money in the trust fund, and now where are we? well, there are those who say we've got to reduce the debt. hey, i know we've got to reduce the debt. madam share, we've had -- chair, we've had extensive conversations. you have some meaty ideas worthy of consideration. but let's make it clear, social...
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senators joany eastern and jean shaheen and laidary house hearing on the tax event status of the clinton foundation. >> next, modernization and reformed at the veterans affairs department which includes the appeals process. the va is under congressional mandate to complete he forms and i.t. upgrades by february. congressman fill rowe chairs the va committee. >> call the meeting to order good, morning. thank you all for being here today. this is the final hearing we will hold this session on the implement addition of the veterans appeals improvement and modernization able of 2017. also called ama. i want to thank the ama requires the stoke certify that the department has the resources, personnel and procedures and information technology to carry out the new appeals system. while timely addressing both new and legacy appeals. the ama also provides the secretary with the authority to delay the effective date of the law if va is not fully prepared to implement appeals reform. since the secretary is responsible for certain identifying that the department is ready, i believe it's important for
senators joany eastern and jean shaheen and laidary house hearing on the tax event status of the clinton foundation. >> next, modernization and reformed at the veterans affairs department which includes the appeals process. the va is under congressional mandate to complete he forms and i.t. upgrades by february. congressman fill rowe chairs the va committee. >> call the meeting to order good, morning. thank you all for being here today. this is the final hearing we will hold this...
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i met her when she was working with the clinton administration as a young hot shot, west virginia student, educated at harvard, rhodes scholar, like some other notable members of this body. and i am proud to support her confirmation to be secretary of health and human services. she has had a strong background not only in the public sector most recently as the director of the office of management and budget, but she has also had a superb track record in the private sector. and when you're dealing with these health care issues, mr. president, you and i both know that strong private-sector experience is a very important thing in an issue that's so significant. i have been very impressed with sylvia mathews burwell's work in the office of management and budget. i think she brought a more businesslike and regular order approach to the federal budget issues that are so important, and i think that she will take that approach and that expertise into the h.h.s. position, not just around matters of the affordable care act, but around a whole portfolio of issues that are so critically important. we'
i met her when she was working with the clinton administration as a young hot shot, west virginia student, educated at harvard, rhodes scholar, like some other notable members of this body. and i am proud to support her confirmation to be secretary of health and human services. she has had a strong background not only in the public sector most recently as the director of the office of management and budget, but she has also had a superb track record in the private sector. and when you're...
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you know what we found out, madam president, and we'll find it out as president clinton just said yesterday at a ceremony i was proud to be at. when you clean up the environment and you do it in a good way, a wise way, a way gina mccarthy will lead us toward, you create hundreds of thousands of good jobs. you bring alternative clean energies to the table that will wind up saving money for the people. you know, i drive an electric hybrid car. and i hardly ever go to the gas station. and it costs a little bit more in the beginning but after a few years, i'll have paid for it and after that, our family is saving money. i was able to put a solar rooftop on my home. granted, it's in california where the sun shines a lot. the fact is, in a few years i will -- i will be reaping the benefits of that because i do not pay for electricity. and so we can reap the benefits of this. instead of telling the people that it's going to hurt them, the truth is, it's going to help them. i'll never forget in eastern iewmp -- europe when i the wall came down and i visited the wall in germany, when that wall came
you know what we found out, madam president, and we'll find it out as president clinton just said yesterday at a ceremony i was proud to be at. when you clean up the environment and you do it in a good way, a wise way, a way gina mccarthy will lead us toward, you create hundreds of thousands of good jobs. you bring alternative clean energies to the table that will wind up saving money for the people. you know, i drive an electric hybrid car. and i hardly ever go to the gas station. and it costs...
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i urge the president and hillary clinton not to put this pipeline and. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause and booing] we will submit this and you can boo all you want but we will submit this armband first president obama and psychiatry clinton to the pipeline fighters and the san hills lovers. we're depending on you and counting on you. [applause] >> my name is emay roberts and i hear as a citizen concerned about the future of my country, and particularly about the world that my two and a half-year-old niece will inherit. as we are hearing the stories of people have been suffering from an citing the tar sands development which is endangering their way of life as well as the facts that scientist dr. james hansen has called the voltmann of the tar sands game over for the climate i knew i had to take a stand. along with 1,252 other people, i was arrested outside the white house last month to let president obama no i want him to say no to the keystone xl pipeline. i traveled to ottowa last week to support our friends in canada supporting the keysto
i urge the president and hillary clinton not to put this pipeline and. thank you. >> thank you very much. [applause and booing] we will submit this and you can boo all you want but we will submit this armband first president obama and psychiatry clinton to the pipeline fighters and the san hills lovers. we're depending on you and counting on you. [applause] >> my name is emay roberts and i hear as a citizen concerned about the future of my country, and particularly about the world...
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our goal is to be here in washington with secretary clinton. the united states of america is closest and indispensable ally in the foreign policy, and as ever we've had a great meeting in mind as we discussed this very broad range of talent that we face. as everyone knows, we
our goal is to be here in washington with secretary clinton. the united states of america is closest and indispensable ally in the foreign policy, and as ever we've had a great meeting in mind as we discussed this very broad range of talent that we face. as everyone knows, we
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bush, president clinton, and george w. bush. that is 33 years. 33 years. and all of a sudden my colleagues want to change our policy on federal funding of abortion. mr. president, we shouldn't be making this type of sweeping policy change in this health care legislation. and the nelson amendment is necessary -- is a necessary addition to the bill in order to protect our current policy and the unborn. i understand that not everyone in this country agrees with my position on abortion. and, again, i know that this issue deeply divides americans on ethical, moral, and religious grounds. while i have said that i don't agree with abortion and believe roe v. wade should be overturned, the nelson amendment -- and this is really important -- does not prevent anyone from seeking an abortion, it does not overturn roe v. wade and it does not place any new restrictions on access to abortions. none whatsoever. it simply assures that taxpayer dollars will not pay for services that cause such deep moral division in our nation. i think it's notable that this amendment is o
bush, president clinton, and george w. bush. that is 33 years. 33 years. and all of a sudden my colleagues want to change our policy on federal funding of abortion. mr. president, we shouldn't be making this type of sweeping policy change in this health care legislation. and the nelson amendment is necessary -- is a necessary addition to the bill in order to protect our current policy and the unborn. i understand that not everyone in this country agrees with my position on abortion. and, again,...
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special olympics and let's not forget jean kennedy smith was named ambassador to ireland during the clinton administration for five years in a row and was by all accounts very important in the peace process. so it was her daughters as well. she produced this very powerful family, given very much back to the nation which is what their goal was. and certainly in the mental retardation area. and rose as i've made the argument in the book and today, i think is very much a part of the queen mother of camelot. it is she who contributes promote these children are born to this legacy which we should point out many politicians today from bill clinton and barack obama have attempted to draft behind the candy image and became a day -- in the legacy. >> we're out of time to thank setauket always fun to talk about the kennedys. kennedys. >> it's been my pleasure. thanks so much. >> this morning on c-span2 the author of a biography of joseph p. kennedy. and discussion of protecting the electric grid from cyberattacks. senator carl levin speaks at a symposium of the reserve officers association. >> on the
special olympics and let's not forget jean kennedy smith was named ambassador to ireland during the clinton administration for five years in a row and was by all accounts very important in the peace process. so it was her daughters as well. she produced this very powerful family, given very much back to the nation which is what their goal was. and certainly in the mental retardation area. and rose as i've made the argument in the book and today, i think is very much a part of the queen mother...
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rights matters, white collar criminal defense and public policy advocacy for the first term of the clinton administration. he served as deputy attorney general in office of legislative affairs. we are pleased to have him here today. david goldberg, senior counsel and senior policy analyst for the leadership conference on civil rights. he manages the education fund k through 12 education reform program. hilary shelton, is joining us as we speak. serves as the director of the naacp's washington bureau and senior vice president for advocacy and policy. he is responsible for advocating the federal and public policy issue agenda for the oldest, largest and most widely recognized civil rights association in united states. marian wright edelman is expected to join us soon. she is the founder and president of the children's defense fund and she will be with us shortly. breslin bali is the assistant secretary for civil rights at the u.s. department of education. she was nominated by president obama on march 18th, 2009, and confirmed by the senate on may 1st, 2009 as assistant secretary. she is secr
rights matters, white collar criminal defense and public policy advocacy for the first term of the clinton administration. he served as deputy attorney general in office of legislative affairs. we are pleased to have him here today. david goldberg, senior counsel and senior policy analyst for the leadership conference on civil rights. he manages the education fund k through 12 education reform program. hilary shelton, is joining us as we speak. serves as the director of the naacp's washington...
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today, 20 years after the nuclear agreement with north korea negotiated by the clinton administration that country now has an estimated 20 nuclear warheads and the chinese experts tell us that the north koreans will have more than 40 by the end of next year. and an effective icbm -- intercontinental ballistic missile -- to put those weapons on. all that work after developing such a huge, dangerous nuclear arsenal was done after we concluded a negotiated agreement to end korea's -- north korea's nuclear program confident that we would be able to detect cheating. let me repeat that. all that north korea has achieved in violation of the agreement that we made with them has occurred after that agreement. not before. and today they sit as a dangerous nuclear armed nation with over 20 nuclear warheads that can be easily and have been attached to icbm's. now i fear we're making the same mistake negotiating with another rogue regime. in recent days it's become difficult for anyone to maintain that the agreement under consideration by this administration with iran will provide the transparency
today, 20 years after the nuclear agreement with north korea negotiated by the clinton administration that country now has an estimated 20 nuclear warheads and the chinese experts tell us that the north koreans will have more than 40 by the end of next year. and an effective icbm -- intercontinental ballistic missile -- to put those weapons on. all that work after developing such a huge, dangerous nuclear arsenal was done after we concluded a negotiated agreement to end korea's -- north korea's...
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it was passed by congress and signed into law by president clinton in 1995. it was bipartisan legislation. i was one of the authors of this legislation in the house of representatives. umra as it's called, unfunded mandates reform act, was a bipartisan act that said basically regulators had to evaluate costs and find less costly alternatives before adopting one of these so-called major rules. the two amendments that i'm offering today would improve umra in a way that's entirely consistent with the principles that president obama himself has laid out in his january executive order on regulatory review. the first amendment would require agencies specifically to assess the potential effect of new regulations on job creation and to consider market-based and nongovernmental alternatives to the regulation. it would also broaden the scope of umra to require cost-benefit analysis of rules that impose direct or indirect costs of of $100 million or more. and it would require agencies to adopt the least costly or least burdensome regulatory option that achieves the poli
it was passed by congress and signed into law by president clinton in 1995. it was bipartisan legislation. i was one of the authors of this legislation in the house of representatives. umra as it's called, unfunded mandates reform act, was a bipartisan act that said basically regulators had to evaluate costs and find less costly alternatives before adopting one of these so-called major rules. the two amendments that i'm offering today would improve umra in a way that's entirely consistent with...
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did secretary clinton? neither has answered that very simple question -- were they awake or asleep while americans were under fire? when was president obama told about the murder of our ambassador? five, if the secretary of defense thought there was -- quote -- "no question that this was a coordinated terrorist attack," why did ambassador susan rice, secretary clinton and president obama all tell the american people that the cause was a spontaneous demonstration about an internet video? none has squarely answered that question. six, why did former deputy c.i.a. director mike morrell edit the intelligence community talking points to delete the references to islamic extremists and al qaeda? seven, why did the f.b.i. not release pictures of the militants taken the day of the attack until eight months after the fact? why not immediately, as proved so effective in the boston bombing? eight, why was secretary clinton not interviewed for the a.r.b. report? and if all the relevant questions were answered in the a.r
did secretary clinton? neither has answered that very simple question -- were they awake or asleep while americans were under fire? when was president obama told about the murder of our ambassador? five, if the secretary of defense thought there was -- quote -- "no question that this was a coordinated terrorist attack," why did ambassador susan rice, secretary clinton and president obama all tell the american people that the cause was a spontaneous demonstration about an internet...
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such audits which were a fixture of inez policy during the clinton administration, a widely consented to be ineffectual and fines of businesses small and too small to deter the activities were concerned about. and in addition to on paperwork issues the administration has repeatedly refused to take into custody or deport illegal aliens found working when you do the investigations. one high-profile case for example, american apparel the notorious dos anjos based immigration law garment manufacturing were allowed to terminate hundreds of illegal employees in a series of small dismissals and illegal aliens were allowed to walk free in a way that would allow them to seek employment elsewhere. a recent story on minnesota public radio recounts a similar practice were 1200 illegal aliens were found employed, well-paid janitorial jobs instead of obtaining and applying them the officials went to great pains to ensure the public that they were not being arrested. when misspoke about worksite enforcement at the last hearing you told me "we continue worksite enforcement." and we continue all our e
such audits which were a fixture of inez policy during the clinton administration, a widely consented to be ineffectual and fines of businesses small and too small to deter the activities were concerned about. and in addition to on paperwork issues the administration has repeatedly refused to take into custody or deport illegal aliens found working when you do the investigations. one high-profile case for example, american apparel the notorious dos anjos based immigration law garment...
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president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton failed in their efforts to stabilize the country after toppling qadhafi. didn't we learn anything in iraq? apparently the obama administration did not. they had no plan for what to do once qadhafi was gone. evidently, president obama opted to lead from behind during the military campaign and then not lead at all africa daffy fell. -- after qadhafi fell. unfortunately, recent testimony from the president's nominee to lead the u.s. forces in africa or africom, suggested the forces hadn't learned any lessons after this disaster. when asked whether there was a strategy in place for dealing with all the threats emanating from libya, the nominee, the marine corps general who was testifying, said he wasn't aware of any strategy, even though he agreed that isis has a significant presence in libya and constitutes an imminent threat to our country here at home. just a few days ago an article in the "washington post" highlighted the difference it what our military leaders believe is necessary to accomplish the mission and what the white house
president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton failed in their efforts to stabilize the country after toppling qadhafi. didn't we learn anything in iraq? apparently the obama administration did not. they had no plan for what to do once qadhafi was gone. evidently, president obama opted to lead from behind during the military campaign and then not lead at all africa daffy fell. -- after qadhafi fell. unfortunately, recent testimony from the president's nominee to lead the u.s. forces in...
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but when we tried focusing on the middle class and growing the economy from the middle out during the clinton years 22 million -- almost 23 million private sector net increase in jobs and since the auto rescue when we have for the last six years or five years or so focused on the middle class building the economy out we've had job growth a 56, 57 months in a row. if we're going to reform the tax code, we need to draw a line in the sand. no tax breaks for corporations without tax breaks first for working families. there's one glaring hole with the earned income tax credit. under current law workers without children making minimum wage barely receive any eitc, childless workers under 25 don't qualify at all. that makes young people and workers without children the only group that can be taxed deeper into poverty. my state of the union guest was jay on went to ohio university hasn't pulled a full-time teaching job but is a paraprofessional working with special needs students, doing the kinds of things people should be rewarded for. last year he made less than $16,000. he's paid -- i believe he's
but when we tried focusing on the middle class and growing the economy from the middle out during the clinton years 22 million -- almost 23 million private sector net increase in jobs and since the auto rescue when we have for the last six years or five years or so focused on the middle class building the economy out we've had job growth a 56, 57 months in a row. if we're going to reform the tax code, we need to draw a line in the sand. no tax breaks for corporations without tax breaks first...
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a year later president clinton promoted her to the u.s. supreme court of appeals or she has served the past 11 years. three years of trial experience as an assistant district attorney savana redding and understanding of law for some officers go through day in and day out on their jobs. her support of placing cases dealing with criminal procedure and qualified immunity is in the release of the financing issue. she has shown how she has a keen awareness of the real world applications of judicial rulings and a born aspect one comes to evaluating the actions of law enforcement officers and keeping them in the communities safe. we believe that judge sotomayor's is sense of his peers in the judicial system and an elegy gain as a judge will serve our nation well. therefore we join our colleagues of ours in the senate judiciary committee to approve the nomination of a judge sotomayor to the u.s. supreme court. gum >> good morning. my name is joseph macmillan, the national president of the national organization of black law enforcement executives.
a year later president clinton promoted her to the u.s. supreme court of appeals or she has served the past 11 years. three years of trial experience as an assistant district attorney savana redding and understanding of law for some officers go through day in and day out on their jobs. her support of placing cases dealing with criminal procedure and qualified immunity is in the release of the financing issue. she has shown how she has a keen awareness of the real world applications of judicial...
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beneficiary, president clinton, president george w. bush. only president obama are republicans blocking those judges that were voted on unanimously by every republican and democratic judiciary committee. i don't know what is different about this president that they would do that, but it wasn't done with the other democratic or republican presidents i've known since i've been in the senate. more than half of all americans -- almost 170 million -- live in circuits or districts that have a judicial vacancy that can be filled today -- filled today -- if the senate republicans just agreed to vote on just those nominations that were reported favorably by republicans and democrats on the judiciary committee. as many as 25 states are served by courts with federal vacanci vacancies. millions of americans across the country are harmed by delays in overburdened courts. as i said, we have 27 judicial nominations remaining on the calendar. 25 of them voted for unanimous unanimously. thit's unprecedented. i'd ask the republican leader to explain to the am
beneficiary, president clinton, president george w. bush. only president obama are republicans blocking those judges that were voted on unanimously by every republican and democratic judiciary committee. i don't know what is different about this president that they would do that, but it wasn't done with the other democratic or republican presidents i've known since i've been in the senate. more than half of all americans -- almost 170 million -- live in circuits or districts that have a...
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in fact, month after month, our president-elect attacked secretary clinton, saying she was too close to wall street banks. he said things like she will never reform wall street. and he said i know the guys at goldman sachs. they have total control, he indicated, over his opponent. pretty harsh words. so with months of hammering wall street and hammering his opponent, it came as a big surprise to many last week when president-elect trump announced that he would be naming steve men -- mnuchin, a darling of wall street, an plea of goldman sachs, to run the treasury department, the single most important post in our economy, to be run by wall street. instead of draining the swamp here in washington, it looks like our president-elect is turning our government intended to be of, by, and for the people into government of, by and for wall street. appointing a 17-year goldman sachs executive to oversee financial regulation is the definition of a fox guarding the hen house. it has the potential to undo all the progress and recovery we have made since shutting down the wall street casino which d
in fact, month after month, our president-elect attacked secretary clinton, saying she was too close to wall street banks. he said things like she will never reform wall street. and he said i know the guys at goldman sachs. they have total control, he indicated, over his opponent. pretty harsh words. so with months of hammering wall street and hammering his opponent, it came as a big surprise to many last week when president-elect trump announced that he would be naming steve men -- mnuchin, a...
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do you know if the clinton campaign asked for the seal? a candidate could be seen speaking behind it? >> i'm not aware of any such request from the clinton campaign. >> okay. [inaudible] the vice president and his seal when he campaigns for the candidate on friday? >> yeah. i have not asked the vice president's team about what policies they expect to have in place, but we can certainly check with them, or you can check with them and get an answer, or we can just tune in on friday. [laughter] all right? jordan. >> thanks, josh. i want to ask you about opioid legislation now that the house and senate republicans have voted down additional funding to pass that bill, would the president veto that package if it landed on his desk? >> well, jordan, the thing that i find at least somewhat surprising is the way a that republicans in congress -- the way that republicans in congress continue to abdicate their basic responsibility to address an emergency. democrats and republicans all around the country have identified the opioid epidemic in the unit
do you know if the clinton campaign asked for the seal? a candidate could be seen speaking behind it? >> i'm not aware of any such request from the clinton campaign. >> okay. [inaudible] the vice president and his seal when he campaigns for the candidate on friday? >> yeah. i have not asked the vice president's team about what policies they expect to have in place, but we can certainly check with them, or you can check with them and get an answer, or we can just tune in on...
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and president clinton left office with the largest budget surplus in american history. we know what happened the next eight years where we saw very little economic growth, only about a million bein net jobs bg created in those eight years. and we saw, which hit my state particularly hard, we saw a real deline in manufacturing. from 2000 to 2010, we lost in this country net 5 million manufacturing jobs. and manufacturing jobs -- maybe people that dress like this around here don't think much about that. i know the presiding officer does, because her state is the number-one manufacturing state in the country. it's especially important in my state. we lost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs and while we lost 5 million manufacturing jobs nationally, tens of thousands -- i believe 60,000 in the number of manufacturing plants closed in those ten years. but the good news is since the auto rescue, we have seen beginning to be significant manufacturing job growth, some 500,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010, almost every month -- not quite every month but almost every
and president clinton left office with the largest budget surplus in american history. we know what happened the next eight years where we saw very little economic growth, only about a million bein net jobs bg created in those eight years. and we saw, which hit my state particularly hard, we saw a real deline in manufacturing. from 2000 to 2010, we lost in this country net 5 million manufacturing jobs. and manufacturing jobs -- maybe people that dress like this around here don't think much...
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hillary clinton. >> guest: disaster. a disaster for everybody. i don't know if that will happen or not. i hope not. i hope both parties do better than that. i mean, hillary clinton was a disasterrous secretary of state. the middle east is burning. obama likes to say, at least before kerry was appointed, the best secretary of state in history. what the hell is he talking about? her record is a disaster. and kerry looks like he wants to one-up her and make it even worse. constantly putting the pinch on israel and looking for some phony peace with the palestinians, and appeasing the iranian islamic regime in train. these folks are just -- it's a complete disaster, and you can see they're not taken seriously. the egyptian military, which runs egypt now, is now building ties with the russians, something that democrat and republican presidents have prevent since sadat. we're losing turkey as it's becoming increasingly islamist. saudi arabians are set up for this president, and these secretaries of state and so forth. the chinese have moved into the chi
hillary clinton. >> guest: disaster. a disaster for everybody. i don't know if that will happen or not. i hope not. i hope both parties do better than that. i mean, hillary clinton was a disasterrous secretary of state. the middle east is burning. obama likes to say, at least before kerry was appointed, the best secretary of state in history. what the hell is he talking about? her record is a disaster. and kerry looks like he wants to one-up her and make it even worse. constantly putting...
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will release the transcript of secretary clinton's f.b.i. interview and other documents requested by senator grassley, the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. a secretary of state mishandling classified information is a grave matter, and the american people deserve to know all the facts. madam president, they deserve to know the truth. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: senator thune was just on the floor talking about executive overreach. let me tell you, two weeks ago the supreme court of the united states issued a stinging rebuke and a stinging defeet to the -- defeat to the obama administration and its immigration am he nesty -- amnesty plan. it has been a string of stinging defeats for the president's approach of what i believe is executive overreach. the courts agree with me. for years president obama has been acting like he believes he has unlimited power, unlimited power to do whatever he wants to do regardless of what the law of the land says. now, th
will release the transcript of secretary clinton's f.b.i. interview and other documents requested by senator grassley, the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. a secretary of state mishandling classified information is a grave matter, and the american people deserve to know all the facts. madam president, they deserve to know the truth. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: senator thune was just on the floor talking...